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Plumbing: Is The Government Involved?

By Scott Rodgers

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Although you never hear the last of it from those conspiracy nuts that think that the government is fluoridating water (with the help of professional plumbers) the truth is that the government's not usually involved and plumbing. But with recent legislation for homeowners or new home buyers (to be more specific), there are some opportunities to get involved in the equation as a professional plumber.

You may have heard about the 2009 first-time home buyers tax credit. It's a pretty extensive plus for those who were are you looking to buy their first home. In the down market, the government has tried to present effective incentives to balance out the equation, and first-time homebuyers can expect 8,000$ in tax relief when they are purchasing a home under the right conditions.

Now, on the face of it, this may have absolutely nothing to do with plumbing. But here's the thing: one of the first tasks for these first-time homebuyers, if they are buying foreclosed, or buying any home that needs fixing up, is to get comprehensive price estimates for home systems that need to be upgraded or repaired.

This is where professional plumbers can make amends by offering their services in conjunction with specific first-time hom ebuying situations - it's all about offering "estimates" that first-time home buyers can plug into their equation to be more knowledgeable about the total cost of what they may be buying, in order to more accurately plan to purchase and have a greater effect on the market.

As a professional plumber, you can work as hard as possible to build the best estimates that first-time homebuyers can understand, and that will help them to contemplate all of what they can put into a house that will get them a good resale value later on, and investment they can bank on, and something that will be livable, even for a conservative down payment and investment.

You may see that as you continue to offer this kind of service, you'll be edging your way to the top of the pack in terms of what consumers are looking for from your kind of contracting service. Clients will appreciate detailed estimates that can show them how to handle their own investments by knowing what they will need to pay to get them up to the right standards for running water and more.

This kind of strategy can prove very beneficial to a shop that is able to adapt to the changing conditions of today's market. Instead of just completing a set of residential tasks, think of your shop as a consulting center for young home buyers you need a lot of input on just what is needed to generally fix up a home and keep it in good shape for possible resale. Reach out to your clients with info sheets and more to really put yourself out there and insert yourself into that equation between the government incentives that motivate home buying and the individuals who are doing the investing and who may be looking for your services.

Its tactics like these that distinguish the winning shops from the plumbing contractors who routinely go under in the business, as competition can be stiff at any given time. But by using a little creative thinking about how to provide that outreach and is best estimates, you may be positioning yourself for a bright future in the plumbing industry.

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